Sunday, August 7, 2011

The Constant Eye

The April 1952 issue of This Magazine is Haunted #4 is one heck of a comic... for example, way back in May 2008 I posted the mind-melting Bob Powell nightmare-o-rama "The Blind, The Doomed, and the Dead!" (click HERE for it!) I'm not exactly sure why I waited 3 years to post this epic 12-page terror tale of a vengeful eyeball from the same issue-- and with gruesomely fun art possibly by the great Bernard Baily to boot, I do believe that it's time to unleash "The Constant Eye!"

***NEWS!!***

And speaking of Bob Powell, the next book in Yoe Books"Chilling Archives of Horror Comics" series is coming atcha this fall! Click HERE for more info and to pre-order from Amazon. You're sure to hear more about Craig Yoe's latest terror collection here at THOIA-- as Karswell himself has been called in for an assist! Stay Tuned!

9 comments:

Great story! Just 3 comments: 1. That eye in the title panel looks like it needs the world's biggiest bottle of eye drops!. Is the guide's (the one who first finds the body accent supposed to be French-canadian; because is looks and (to my "ear" ) more Mexican to me! 3. About the costume party scene and the one with the woman on the street; *especially in the more uptight 1950's*; I would personally try to find out of my partner had these sorts of at least transvestite urges before I went into business with him*! :)

DBurch7670

P.S. Karswell; I've been meaning to ask for some time: *Where do you find these stories? Are you a collector*?

Karswell doesn't collect comics, he collects blog readers who collect comics. I've heard that he's got a cellar full of former THOIA readers, each taxidermied in repose on top of their collections.

Dear Karswell,

Haven't been here for awhile, but then I come back and the first story you post is this one. Outstanding 1950's comic book horror. So many good moments and crazy twists. Love how the corpse bums a smoke and how the eye stays open in the coffin. I still remember that first story from this issue you posted. A hell of a comic. Hell of a comic.

Like the anonymous commenter above, I, too, was confused by Mack's shapely, woman form at the party and on the street corner. He looks pretty stringy in the first few panels, pre-death! But who am I to question the supernatural. Really enjoyed this one... especially the death-in-cement ending. What a topper! Off to read "The Blind, The Doomed, and the Dead!" now, much thanks as always.

Hey thanks for all the comments on this one... I've been working hard on some other projects so I apologize for the lack of personal comments from myself, but you will all be happier for it when you see what's on the burner and coming up in the next few months.

I will say though that yes, I am a collector of comics, and everything you see here at THOIA (and at my other blog) are all scanned from my personal collection unless otherwise noted. If anyone has any requests or ideas, just drop me a line sometime. Thanks!

Your Horrible Host of Horrors

(aka Steve Banes) Editor / co-editor of IDW's Chilling Archives of Horror Comic Books: ZOMBIES, RETURN OF THE ZOMBIES, and DEVIL TALES, as well as co-host of the bi-monthly HAUNTED HORROR comic series and HAUNTED LOVE miniseries. (All image scans and photography by me from items found in my own personal, putrid collection-- except where noted.)

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